You Know What Really Grinds My Gears....The Sequel!

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by Sliver

1. bus
2. lot 10
3. lot 11
4. lot 32
5. MacEwan student centre parkade
6. art parkade
7. TRW parkade
8. parking meter
9. reserved LRT parking spot at Dalhousie station
10. reserved LRT parking spot at Brentwood station
11. reserved LRT parking spot at Crowfoot station
12. walk to school
13. bike to school
14. car pool

'Paying to park at the University' is one option. An unrealistic one since I was a student. Obviously well out of biking and walking range so neither is a real option.

So I can either get up an hour earlier and stand around in the cold waiting for the bus or completely legally park for free in front of someone's house. Pretty easy to see what any sane person would do.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

'Paying to park at the University' is one option. An unrealistic one since I was a student. Obviously well out of biking and walking range so neither is a real option.

So I can either get up an hour earlier and stand around in the cold waiting for the bus or completely legally park for free in front of someone's house. Pretty easy to see what any sane person would do.

Well you couldn't think of more than two options and I gave you 14. IDK what else to tell you. I did every single one of those options when I went there, with the exception of transit.

I think parking in front of somebody's house is a dick move. Your parking spot is your problem, not theirs. I know people are allowed to do it, I just don't like when they do.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Well you couldn't think of more than two options and I gave you 14. IDK what else to tell you. I did every single one of those options when I went there, with the exception of transit.

I think parking in front of somebody's house is a dick move. Your parking spot is your problem, not theirs. I know people are allowed to do it, I just don't like when they do.

I can see you point, if and only if, the house does not have a driveway or back alley garage parking, as you see in older communities.

Otherwise, I think the road (which you don't own) is fair game.

[strombad]

Originally Posted by Sliver

1. bus

2a. Pay

2b. Pay

2c. Pay

2d. Pay

2e. Pay

2f. Pay

2g. Pay

2h. Pay

2i. Pay

2j. Pay

3. walk to school

4. bike to school

5. car pool

Fyp.

Really, you gave 5 options, 3 of which are wholly dependant on who you know or how far you live.

Looking down on people for parking in front of a house is stupid. I know that when I was a student I couldn't afford parking, and sorry, I'm not going to pay for a bus pass along with car insurance. I parked in front of houses like a demon, so be it.

Even the notion that a student could afford parking at some of the places you mentioned is hilarious. Not everyone has cash pouring out of their pockets to go paying that sort of scratch.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by strombad

Fyp.

Really, you gave 5 options, 3 of which are wholly dependant on who you know or how far you live.

Looking down on people for parking in front of a house is stupid. I know that when I was a student I couldn't afford parking, and sorry, I'm not going to pay for a bus pass along with car insurance. I parked in front of houses like a demon, so be it.

Even the notion that a student could afford parking at some of the places you mentioned is hilarious. Not everyone has cash pouring out of their pockets to go paying that sort of scratch.

Bus ain't free, and IIRC Calgary Transit is looking at cutting discount fairs to students (not sure if U OF C qualified), seniors, etc.

[The Ditch]

People who get mad when you park on the public road in front of their house always make me laugh, love seeing their sneers and glares and knowing that a portion of their day is ruined because they can't understand that anyone can park on the street.

[Wormius]

Why? A full-time students' school hours and normal working folks' working hours coordinate pretty well. If it didn't, then the student couldn't park in front of that house anyway (** most cases).

[Mazrim]

The guy who would idle his truck for 30 minutes every morning outside my place is the only time I've been against people parking in front of my place. Otherwise...meh, it's public property. I can't control it.

[Ark2]

Originally Posted by DuffMan

Aside from breaking a road law, which I was already doing by speeding, and apparently possibly confusing the other driver, that I was in fact the only vehicle in the "other" lane...me neither.

Tailgating him after he pulled in front of you is the biggest dick move of your story.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Ark2

Tailgating him after he pulled in front of you is the biggest dick move of your story.

[Hockeyguy15]

I thought you got a bus pass as part of your tuition cost?

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

I thought you got a bus pass as part of your tuition cost?

Costs extra but it's pretty cheap. Can't remember the exact amount. It's basically a sticker they put on your id card

http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/u...s_program.html

[getbak]

Originally Posted by btimbit

Costs extra but it's pretty cheap. Can't remember the exact amount. It's basically a sticker they put on your id card

http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/u...s_program.html

It's not optional though, is it?

I thought that was the whole point. They charge less per student but charge every student whether they use transit or not.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by getbak

It's not optional though, is it?

I thought that was the whole point. They charge less per student but charge every student whether they use transit or not.

I think it's (or was) optional but I honestly don't remember

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by Sliver

I run a tight ship and have a clean garage for my parking convenience,

People that have their garage stacked to the rafters with crap that should be sold/thrown out/given away/burnt, and then proceed to park 4 vehicles in the driveway/street/their lawn/my lawn RGMMFG.

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by Sliver

I think parking in front of somebody's house is a dick move. Your parking spot is your problem, not theirs. I know people are allowed to do it, I just don't like when they do.

Fawk man, have you learned nothing here. We live in a society with black and white rules. If you are not on the correct side of the line you are doing it wrong, and deserve public scorn. Conversely, if you are doing something that does not break the rules, then, you may carry on, good sir. Now if you are a person who is describing someones completely legal, law abiding, non rule breaking actions as a dick move., then you sir, are grinding someones gears, right now.

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by Ark2

Tailgating him after he pulled in front of you is the biggest dick move of your story.

I got a lot of dick moves, man. You can't even imagine how much of a dick I am on a daily basis.

[habernac]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

People that have their garage stacked to the rafters with crap that should be sold/thrown out/given away/burnt, and then proceed to park 4 vehicles in the driveway/street/their lawn/my lawn RGMMFG.

I like the people a block or so away who put down those concrete sidewalk bricks on their lawn so they could park two more cars there. Two in the garage, two in the driveway and two more on the lawn. There must be a dozen people living in a 1600 square foot house.

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by habernac

I like the people a block or so away who put down those concrete sidewalk bricks on their lawn so they could park two more cars there. Two in the garage, two in the driveway and two more on the lawn. There must be a dozen people living in a 1600 square foot house.

The people across the street from me, dug out half their front lawn and it is now part of their driveway.

[gasman]

I don't have a problem with people parking in front of my house. What annoys me is when they feel the need to pull onto the side walk to park because they are incapable of parallel parking or simply just pulling up parallel to the curb. The other guys that annoy me are the ones that use the sidewalk as extra turning radius when they pull u turns in front of my house to park on the opposite side of the road.

This RGMG after a snow fall and now I have hard crusty tire tracks to shovel instead of fluffy snow. Honestly sometimes I feel like taking a swing at the offenders mirror with my snow shovel but I usually just resort to grumbling to myself while I wish death upon the,